By Leann Ray | Editor-in-chief
“The lack of any rational justification for the county’s approach-combined with the letter’s fixation on the Hope Scholarship raises a question about the county’s motivations.” — West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey
General JB McCuskey has asked state school officials to intervene with Kanawha County Schools policy regarding the Hope Scholarship and students with disabilities. (Photo by Perry Bennett/West Virginia Legislative Photography)
By Amelia Ferrell Knisely
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey has asked state school officials to intervene after his office learned of a Kanawha County Schools policy regarding the Hope Scholarship and students with disabilities.
Multiple vehicles have fallen off the interstate near the Interstate 64/77 split in Charleston, West Virginia, in recent months. (Photo courtesy of the West Virginia Division of Highways)
By Amelia Ferrell Knisely
Gov. Patrick Morrisey and a Kanawha County delegate are each calling for a close review of recent crashes at an interstate spot in Charleston after multiple vehicles recently fell off of the road or dangled off of the edge.
Del. Elliott Pritt, R-Fayette, was arrested July 22, 2026, and faces one count of enticement of a minor. (Photo courtesy of Carter County Detention Center)
By Amelia Ferrell Knisely
Former Fayette County lawmaker Elliott Pritt pleaded not guilty to three federal charges in connection with an alleged inappropriate sexual relationship he forced with a minor girl.
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mmigration and Customs Enforcement agents search the passenger of a truck as they arrest both him and the driver during a February traffic stop in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. Minnesota faced a high rate of street arrests after Trump administration officials criticized the state’s sanctuary policies, but even states without such policies have seen street raids to round up immigrants. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)
By Tim Henderson
As more states seek ways to limit immigration enforcement, a Stateline analysis shows one tactic has had an effect: making it more difficult for local law enforcement to hand over people they are holding in city or county jails to federal immigration authorities.
By Ashley Murray
WASHINGTON — With just over two months until the November midterms, a federal district judge in Massachusetts is chastising the Trump administration for sowing confusion and “creating” an emergency by noticing a rule Friday that the U.S. Postal Service will eventually require federally regulated mail-in ballot voting envelopes and state data.
By Ariana Figueroa
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security is planning to drastically increase the fee for hiring high-skilled foreign workers within the United States to $100,000, according to a preview of a proposed rule published Monday.
By Jennifer Shutt
WASHINGTON — Voters throughout much of the country will cast ballots for their U.S. senator this fall, but just nine states hold the power to determine control of the chamber — setting the course for which presidential nominees can secure confirmation and what bills advance during the next two years.
By Shauneen Miranda
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Monday touted a national private school voucher program set to launch in early 2027.
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